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Checklist for Family Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & Wocke, 1876 (Cosmet Moths)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2170
8011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2168
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2164
8002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
29
541
1344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
465
1190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
104
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids
11
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
11 Genera with 34 Species
Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ascalenia Wocke, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Bifascioides Kasy, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Cnemidolophus Walsingham, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 201621SpeciesTaxom
Gisilia Kasy, 19255SpeciesTaxom
Leptozestis Meyrick, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Persicoptila Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatophora Herrich-Schä..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Stilbosis Clemens, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
34 Species
Anatrachyntis coriacella Snellen, 1901
Ascalenia conformata (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Gisilia meyi Sinev, 2007
Bifascioides leucomelanella Rebel, 1916
Bifascioides pirastica Meyrick, 1937
Cnemidolophus lavernellus Walsingham, 1881
Cosmopterix agassizi Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix ariel Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix athesiae Huemer & Koster, 2006
Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864Hall's milkweed
Cosmopterix bactrophora Meyrick, 1908
Cosmopterix bianca Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix cognita Walsingham, 1891
Cosmopterix cressida Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix dianae Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix emmolybda Meyrick, 1914
Cosmopterix ferdinand Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix heckfordi Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix marshalli Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix miranda Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix oberon Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix oxyglossa Meyrick, 1909
Cosmopterix trilopha Meyrick, 1922
Cosmopterix tsavensis Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix turensis Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix umbriel Koster, 2016
Cosmopterix viridilineata Koster, 2016
Gisilia conformata Meyrick, 1921
Gisilia gielisi Koster, 2010
Gisilia meyi Sinev, 2007
Gisilia sclerodes Meyrick, 1909
Gisilia stereodoxa Meyrick, 1925
Leptozestis spodoptera Turner, 1923
Persicoptila euphaedra (Lower, 1904)⇒ Trissodoris euphaedra Lower, 1904
Stagmatophora sclerodes (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Gisilia sclerodes Meyrick, 1909

Subnodes of Cosmopterigidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyAntequerinae
Hodges, 1978
Antequeriines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysopeleiinae
Mosher, 1916
Chrysopeleines
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmopteriginae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmorpterigines
5
24
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cosmopterigidae at artfakta.se
Cosmopterigidae at dyntaxa.se
Cosmopterigidae at gbif.org
Cosmopterigidae at irmng.org
Cosmopterigidae at itis.gov